Monthly Archives: January 2011

Beautiful Disaster Review

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
A story of love lost…and found.

Mia Wells’s eco-friendly career goals are about to become a reality-but her life-altering moment is interrupted when an unexpected call ushers in her tremulous past. A man who’s never left Mia’s memory: Flynn, the enigmatic, passionate man whose disappearance broke her heart, has mysteriously resurfaced.

Now back in her life and in the hospital, Flynn is gravely injured. Mia keeps a bedside vigil-terrified that he will die, awestruck at the prospect of his survival. In a story filled with sweetness and suspense, Mia’s what-ifs are endless. And Flynn’s return ignites an achingly powerful tale about the most enduring love, one that is greater than honor, or friendship, or the passing of time.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Berkley Trade; Original edition (January 4, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425238601

MY THOUGHTS:

Sigh…yet another book that I had a hard time getting through. I really wanted to like this book, I really, really did. The synopsis of the story is one that I relate closely to. However, it ended up reading more like this:

Girl meets Boy
Girl falls in love with Boy
Boy leaves, breaks Girl’s heart
Girl meets and marries another Boy
Years later Boy 1 returns to proclaim his never ending love for Girl
Girl 1 leaves Boy 2 and lives happily ever after with Boy 1

Head Thunk! I know the description says that the book is “filled with sweetness and suspense”, but I didn’t really read any of that. It was mostly filled with girl drama and bad choices.

MY RATING: 2/5

OFF TOPIC (KINDA): Did you season the first episode of American Idol Season 10. The new judges were there with Jennifer Lopez filling the female spot. All night long Jennifer had a horrible time telling the wanna-be’s that they were a no. I mean, she really struggled. Maybe she was just acting, but she looked like she was in pain when she sent them away with their dreams crushed. Anywho, I kinda feel like that. I HATE giving a bad review. I really, really hate it. However, I feel a responsibility to you, my reader, to share my HONEST opinion without regards to the author’s feelings. Do I like giving a 1 or a 2 rating, do I like saying that I couldn’t finish a book…no, I don’t, but it’s the god’s honest truth from my point of view and that is what I am here to share.

Cheers,

Amy Inspired Review

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:Life has not turned out the way that writer and creative writing instructor Amy expected. Despite the fact that she has carefully transcribed her life ambitions in several thousand lists, Amy has yet to check off anything from her “Things to Do Before Thirty” list, which includes getting published and finding someone tall and …Read More

Candy Bar Travel Poetry Tutorial

For Christmas I wrote a travel poem for the kids and inserted candy bars for certain words. Thought I would share a mini tutorial here on how to create one. Valentine’s Day is coming up and this would make a fun original gift. Items Needed: ~Candy Bars ~Glue, double sided sticky tape or some type …Read More

5 Simple Changes for a Better You in 2011

Every year the New Year rolls around and lists of goals to be accomplished and resoutions to be met are created all around the world. My guess would be that almost nothing gets achieved after the lists are made. Life continues on, crazy as it always is, and the list gets tossed aside. What if, …Read More

Style While Traveling

After nearly 20 hours of travel, due to some detours, we are back to reality. Costa Rica was wonderful and WARM and mostly sunny. I miss the warmth. Not even home for 24 hours yet and I want to leave again….winter does that to me. Don’t get me wrong. I absolutely love being home, I …Read More